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There we were, me and the babe (the miniature one, not the wife), with a clear goal that evening: we had to make it across the street to the neighbors for an impromptu cookout. The obstacle was equally evident: we had a lot of crap...

A lot of things go through your mind when you think you're going to die. Fear, of course. Fear about what's going to happen next, about how it will all feel, about how much it will hurt. Regret over the things I didn't do,...

99 years ago Ivy Lee walked through the doors of Bethlehem Steel. 15 minutes later he walked out, having earned $25,000 for his time ($400,000 in today's dollars). The information he shared with Charles M. Schwab was...

Breaking a habit can be as hard as staying awake in an 8:00 A.M. geology lecture. It is, nevertheless, possible. (Or so they say; I could never stay awake in that class.) Perhaps it would have been easier had I followed the...

Imagine being able to choose any goal and immediately feeling powerfully motivated to make it happen. No matter what’s standing in your way, you’d be so driven that you would blow right past it. You would get what you wanted every...

I used to think changing your life required big, tangible actions, things you could see and hear and feel. But I was wrong. The important changes don’t happen outside–they happen in our heads. First we decide, then we act. So today...

For years (and even now, if I’m honest) I waited for permission. I needed confirmation from this person or an OK from that authority. I needed someone to say my idea was good enough, that I was on target or at least getting close.

Who wants to be extraordinary when it’s so much easier to be average? Just the length of the word (ex-tra-o-din-a-y) tires me out. In the event that you-re also looking for an easy way to lower your sites and settle for less, I have seven surefire steps to share.